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Wayne County, Indiana: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Wayne County is 175.5 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. The strongest disease signals are Lung & bronchus deaths at 1.6 times the U.S. rate and Bladder deaths at 1.5 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 434 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (117), Rail grade crossing (82), Industrial wastewater discharge (77). One correctional facility operates in the county. EPA AirToxScreen estimates a lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics of 30 in a million, driven mainly by formaldehyde.

Rates are age-adjusted per 100,000 people. A cancer signal is marked significant when the lower bound of its 95 percent confidence interval is above the U.S. rate. Facility counts use active federal records located inside the county boundary. Approximate county center: 39.8636, -85.0171.

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Cancer deaths and new cases versus the United States

Source: NCI and CDC State Cancer Profiles, both sexes, all ages. Sorted by the ratio of the county rate to the U.S. rate.

Cancer rates for Wayne County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	46.9	30.2	1.55xSignificant	41 to 53.5	2020-2024
Bladder	Deaths	6.3	4.1	1.54xSignificant	4.3 to 9.1	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	77	51.8	1.49xSignificant	69.3 to 85.5	2019-2023
Leukemia	Deaths	8.3	5.7	1.46xSignificant	5.9 to 11.5	2020-2024
Bladder	New cases	24.3	18.7	1.3xSignificant	20.1 to 29.3	2019-2023
Esophagus	Deaths	4.6	3.7	1.24x	2.9 to 7	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	175.5	143.2	1.23xSignificant	163.6 to 188.2	2020-2024
Pancreas	New cases	16.4	13.9	1.18x	12.9 to 20.7	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	27.2	23.8	1.14x	22.3 to 32.9	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	Deaths	5.4	4.8	1.13x	3.5 to 8.1	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	504.2	453.4	1.11xSignificant	483.1 to 526	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	12.2	11.3	1.08x	9.3 to 15.9	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	18.9	17.9	1.06x	14.9 to 23.7	2019-2023
Esophagus	New cases	4.8	4.6	1.04x	3.1 to 7.4	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	18.7	18.5	1.01x	14.8 to 23.3	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	New cases	8.6	8.7	0.99x	6.2 to 11.8	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	6.4	6.6	0.97x	4.3 to 9.3	2020-2024
Leukemia	New cases	14	14.5	0.97x	10.5 to 18.3	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	Deaths	3.2	3.4	0.94x	1.8 to 5.3	2020-2024
Thyroid	New cases	12.2	13	0.94x	8.7 to 16.6	2019-2023
Brain & nervous system	Deaths	3.8	4.4	0.86x	2.1 to 6.4	2020-2024
Brain & nervous system	New cases	4.9	6.2	0.79x	2.9 to 7.8	2019-2023
Stomach	New cases	4.6	6.6	0.7x	2.9 to 7.2	2019-2023

Mortality measures versus the U.S. county median

Source: County Health Rankings, built from CDC National Vital Statistics System death records. The comparison value is the median of all U.S. counties.

Mortality measures for Wayne County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	12,656	9,842.6	+29%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	72.3	75.3	-4%	years
Child mortality	65.7	59.8	+10%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	7.2	6.2	+16%	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	141.1	96.9	+46%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	76.1	28.6	+166%	deaths per 100,000

Air toxics and air quality

EPA AirToxScreen 2020

Lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics: 30 in a million. EPA treats 100 in a million as the upper end of acceptable risk and 1 in a million as the goal.

Formaldehyde16.93 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.92 per million
Acetaldehyde1.7 per million
Benzene1.05 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

No EPA air quality monitor reports daily AQI for this county.

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

434 active records inside the county from EPA ECHO, TRI, Superfund, Brownfields, NPDES, EIA, FAA, FRA and corrections data.

NPDES wastewater discharge permit117
Rail grade crossing82
Industrial wastewater discharge77
Gas station (mapped facility)38
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)19
Air permit holder (minor source)18
TRI reporting facility16
Small hazardous waste generator12
Brownfield property10
Combined sewer overflow outfall10
Major air pollution source7
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)6
Solar power plant6
Hazardous waste transporter4
Large hazardous waste generator3
Large greenhouse gas emitter2
Public airport1
Commercial airport1
Correctional facility (prison or jail)1
Heliport1
Landfill (mapped facility)1
Coal power plant1
Gas power plant1

Highest-severity records

The 25 records with the highest Envyrofax severity in the county, with the agency identifier to cite in a records request.

Silgan Closures Llc, Richmond
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $26,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000402984 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 9.5
Suncall America Inc, Richmond
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ammonia, Chromium, Manganese, Nickel. Reports carcinogens. 452,631 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 47374SNCLL55IND (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.8
Belden Wire & Cable Company, Richmond
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $52,360.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000402895 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 8.8
Silgan White Cap Corp, Richmond
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Methyl isobutyl ketone, Certain glycol ethers, 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene, Xylene (mixed isomers). Reports carcinogens. 10,052 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 47374LCCLS1701W (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.6
Matthews Stamping, Richmond
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Manganese, Copper, Chromium, Nickel. Reports carcinogens. 6,190 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 4737WMTTHW62SJS (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.4
Silgan Closures Llc, Richmond
Large hazardous waste generator. Penalties $26,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000402984 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7
Johns Manville, Inc., Richmond
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $34,400.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000573772 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.8
Belden Wire & Cable Company, Richmond
Large hazardous waste generator. Penalties $52,360.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000402895 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.5
Suncall America Incorporated, Richmond
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043693866 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.3
Sugar Creek Packing Co., Cambridge City
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110058469134 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.3
Whitewater Valley, Richmond
Coal power plant.
Record ID 1040 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 6.1
Richmond Wwtp, City Of, Richmond
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039964704 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Richmond Wwtp, City Of, Richmond
Combined sewer overflow outfall. Significant/Category I Noncompliance.
NPDES permit IN0025615: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 6
Madison - Kipp Corp - Richmond, Richmond
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Copper, Lead. Reports carcinogens. 47 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 4737WMDSNK16RIC (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.8
Johns Manville, Inc., Richmond
Major air pollution source. Penalties $34,400.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000573772 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.8
Sugar Creek Packing Co., Cambridge City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110058469134 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.8
Belden, Richmond
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Antimony And Antimony Compounds, Zinc compounds, Copper And Copper Compounds. 3,173 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 47374BLDNW350NO (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.7
Heartland Pet Food Manufacturing Indiana Llc, Richmond
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Zinc compounds. 2,592 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 4737WHRTLN4748W (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.6
Centerville Wwtp, Centerville
Combined sewer overflow outfall. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit IN0022535: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 5.5
Silgan Closures Llc, Richmond
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $26,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000402984 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Indiana Municipal Power Agency Richmond Station, Richmond
Major air pollution source. Penalties $2,200.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001678015 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Holland Colours Americas Inc, Richmond
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region), Antimony And Antimony Compounds, Manganese And Manganese Compounds, Manganese compounds. 1,513 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 47374HLLND535N1 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.4
Matthews Stamping, Richmond
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110058530102 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.4
Sugar Creek Packing Co, Cambridge City
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ammonia. 1,309 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 4732WSGRCR12ENT (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.4
J.M. Hutton & Co. Inc., Richmond
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Manganese, Manganese compounds, Copper compounds, Copper. 1,282 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 47374JMHTT1501S (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.4

Correctional facilities

Prisons, jails and corrections operations with an EPA facility record, and the drinking water and wastewater compliance attached to them.

New Castle Correctional Facility, Hagerstown
EPA FRS registry ID
110041350686
Wastewater permit
None on record
EPA detailed facility report

Discovery / public records

Records to request for Wayne County

Indiana state cancer registry
Cancer incidence counts by census tract or ZIP code, by cancer type and year (de-identified). Any cancer cluster inquiries or investigations in Wayne County, and their findings.
Indiana vital statistics office
Death certificate counts by cause of death and residence tract or ZIP code, and the years behind the mortality measures above.
Indiana health department, environmental epidemiology
Health consultations or assessments by ATSDR or the state health department covering the county, and any exposure investigations.
Indiana environmental agency and the U.S. EPA regional office
Compliance history, inspection reports, notices of violation, penalties and enforcement actions for each facility above, cited by EPA FRS registry ID.
Indiana drinking water program
Violation notices, sampling results and sanitary surveys for the public water systems serving the county, including any system serving a correctional facility.
Department of corrections or county sheriff
Water testing, grievances and environmental health inspections for the correctional facilities listed above.

Each Envyrofax address report includes a printable records request worksheet with the custodian and the exact request wording per finding.

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